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	This came up in another thread:    Which team has the best set of "Triplets"   i.e.  a QB,  an RB and a WR....who are tops at their positions in the league.
</p>

<p>
	Here are a few candidtates:
</p>

<p>
	Saints:   Brees/Michael Thomas/Kamara
</p>

<p>
	Rams:  Goff/Gurley/ and either Brandon Cooks or Robert Woods
</p>

<p>
	Colts:  Luck/TY Hilton/Marlon Mack
</p>

<p>
	Texans:   Watson/Hopkins/Lamar Miller
</p>

<p>
	Patriots:   Brady/Edelman/Michel
</p>

<p>
	Giants:   Eli/Saquon/OBJ
</p>

<p>
	Cowboys:  Dak/Zeke/Cooper
</p>

<p>
	Chargers:  Rivers/Gordon/ Keenan Allen
</p>

<p>
	Steelers:  Ben R/Conner....and A.Brown...except he won't be there, so put in Smith-Schuster
</p>

<p>
	Bengals:   Dalton/AJ Green/either Mixon or Bernard?
</p>

<p>
	Eagles:   Wentz/Ajayi/Agholor ..or Jeffrey
</p>

<p>
	there could be others.
</p>

<p>
	And how about the Browns up and comers:  Mayfield/Chubb/either  Landry...or Calloway.
</p>

<p>
	So...is there any kind of order we can put these in?   Do not think there is now an all HOF group...like the Aikman/Smith/Irving triplets.  
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		<p>
			The 1968-69 SB III combo of Namath/Snell/Sauer-Maynard were pretty good but they had a nice combination of players......and beat the mighty Colts. Not exactly triplets but memorable.
		</p>

		<table style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000"><thead><tr><th style="background-color:#eeeeee;color:#ee0000">
						Pos
					</th>
					<th style="background-color:#eeeeee;color:#990000">
						Player
					</th>
					<th style="background-color:#eeeeee;color:#990000">
						Age
					</th>
					<th style="background-color:#eeeeee;color:#990000">
						Yrs
					</th>
					<th style="background-color:#eeeeee;color:#990000">
						GS
					</th>
					<th style="background-color:#eeeeee;color:#990000">
						Summary of Player Stats
					</th>
					<th style="background-color:#eeeeee;color:#990000">
						Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
					</th>
				</tr></thead><tbody><tr><th style="background-color:#FFFFFF">
						 
					</th>
					<td>
						<b>Offensive Starters</b>
					</td>
					<td>
						 
					</td>
					<td>
						 
					</td>
					<td>
						 
					</td>
					<td>
						 
					</td>
					<td>
						 
					</td>
				</tr><tr><th style="background-color:#FFFFFF">
						QB
					</th>
					<td>
						<a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NamaJo00.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">Joe Namath</a>*+
					</td>
					<td>
						25
					</td>
					<td>
						3
					</td>
					<td>
						14
					</td>
					<td>
						187 for 380, 3,147 yards, 15 td, 17 int, &amp; 5 rushes for 11 yards and 2 td
					</td>
					<td>
						New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick /<span> </span><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1965_AFL/draft.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">1965</a>, St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick /<span> </span><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1965/draft.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">1965</a>
					</td>
				</tr><tr><th style="background-color:#FFFFFF">
						HB
					</th>
					<td>
						<a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BoozEm00.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">Emerson Boozer</a>*
					</td>
					<td>
						25
					</td>
					<td>
						2
					</td>
					<td>
						 
					</td>
					<td>
						143 rushes for 441 yards, 5 td, &amp; 12 catches for 101 yards and 0 td
					</td>
					<td>
						New York Jets / 6th / 46th pick /<span> </span><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1966_AFL/draft.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">1966</a>, Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 98th pick /<span> </span><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1966/draft.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">1966</a>
					</td>
				</tr><tr><th style="background-color:#FFFFFF">
						FB
					</th>
					<td>
						<a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SnelMa00.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">Matt Snell</a>
					</td>
					<td>
						27
					</td>
					<td>
						4
					</td>
					<td>
						14
					</td>
					<td>
						179 rushes for 747 yards, 6 td, &amp; 16 catches for 105 yards and 1 td
					</td>
					<td>
						New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick /<span> </span><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1964_AFL/draft.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">1964</a>, New York Giants / 4th / 49th pick /<span> </span><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1964/draft.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">1964</a>
					</td>
				</tr><tr><th style="background-color:#FFFFFF">
						FL
					</th>
					<td>
						<a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MaynDo00.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">Don Maynard</a>*
					</td>
					<td>
						33
					</td>
					<td>
						10
					</td>
					<td>
						 
					</td>
					<td>
						57 catches for 1,297 yards, 10 td
					</td>
					<td>
						New York Giants / 9th / 109th pick /<span> </span><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1957/draft.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">1957</a>
					</td>
				</tr><tr><th style="background-color:#FFFFFF">
						SE
					</th>
					<td>
						<a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SaueGe00.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">George Sauer</a>*+
					</td>
					<td>
						25
					</td>
					<td>
						3
					</td>
					<td>
						 
					</td>
					<td>
						66 catches for 1,141 yards, 3 td, &amp; 2 rushes for 21 yards and 0 td
					</td>
				</tr></tbody></table>
</blockquote>

<p>
	<strong>There are many and numerous situations where you have  2 players out of the 3 in the HOF.  Neither Boozer nor Snell are HOF.  </strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>While Meatloaf was right:   2 out of 3 ain't bad.....but to qualify here, it has to be 3 out of 3. </strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>I guess we could ask.....could there be a different kind of "Triplets".....say,  take a TE as one of the three?  Or actually have any 3 skill players? Then you could count these perhaps:</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Chargers:   Fouts/Joiner/Winslow</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Raiders:   Stabler/Biletnikoff/Casper</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Packers:  Starr/Taylor/Hornung</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Browns:  Jim Brown/Paul Warfield/Leroy Kelly played together for 2 seasons. </strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>And then you would have this:   I believe the only  "Quadruple" that played together:</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>QB  Unitas, RB Moore WR Berry TE Mackey</strong>
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	The 1968-69 SB III combo of Namath/Snell/Sauer-Maynard were pretty good but they had a nice combination of players......and beat the mighty Colts. Not exactly triplets but memorable.
</p>

<table style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000"><thead><tr><th style="background-color:#eeeeee;color:#ee0000">
				Pos
			</th>
			<th style="background-color:#eeeeee;color:#990000">
				Player
			</th>
			<th style="background-color:#eeeeee;color:#990000">
				Age
			</th>
			<th style="background-color:#eeeeee;color:#990000">
				Yrs
			</th>
			<th style="background-color:#eeeeee;color:#990000">
				GS
			</th>
			<th style="background-color:#eeeeee;color:#990000">
				Summary of Player Stats
			</th>
			<th style="background-color:#eeeeee;color:#990000">
				Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
			</th>
		</tr></thead><tbody><tr><th style="background-color:#FFFFFF">
				 
			</th>
			<td>
				<b>Offensive Starters</b>
			</td>
			<td>
				 
			</td>
			<td>
				 
			</td>
			<td>
				 
			</td>
			<td>
				 
			</td>
			<td>
				 
			</td>
		</tr><tr><th style="background-color:#FFFFFF">
				QB
			</th>
			<td>
				<a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NamaJo00.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">Joe Namath</a>*+
			</td>
			<td>
				25
			</td>
			<td>
				3
			</td>
			<td>
				14
			</td>
			<td>
				187 for 380, 3,147 yards, 15 td, 17 int, &amp; 5 rushes for 11 yards and 2 td
			</td>
			<td>
				New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick /<span> </span><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1965_AFL/draft.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">1965</a>, St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick /<span> </span><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1965/draft.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">1965</a>
			</td>
		</tr><tr><th style="background-color:#FFFFFF">
				HB
			</th>
			<td>
				<a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BoozEm00.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">Emerson Boozer</a>*
			</td>
			<td>
				25
			</td>
			<td>
				2
			</td>
			<td>
				 
			</td>
			<td>
				143 rushes for 441 yards, 5 td, &amp; 12 catches for 101 yards and 0 td
			</td>
			<td>
				New York Jets / 6th / 46th pick /<span> </span><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1966_AFL/draft.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">1966</a>, Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 98th pick /<span> </span><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1966/draft.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">1966</a>
			</td>
		</tr><tr><th style="background-color:#FFFFFF">
				FB
			</th>
			<td>
				<a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SnelMa00.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">Matt Snell</a>
			</td>
			<td>
				27
			</td>
			<td>
				4
			</td>
			<td>
				14
			</td>
			<td>
				179 rushes for 747 yards, 6 td, &amp; 16 catches for 105 yards and 1 td
			</td>
			<td>
				New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick /<span> </span><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1964_AFL/draft.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">1964</a>, New York Giants / 4th / 49th pick /<span> </span><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1964/draft.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">1964</a>
			</td>
		</tr><tr><th style="background-color:#FFFFFF">
				FL
			</th>
			<td>
				<a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MaynDo00.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">Don Maynard</a>*
			</td>
			<td>
				33
			</td>
			<td>
				10
			</td>
			<td>
				 
			</td>
			<td>
				57 catches for 1,297 yards, 10 td
			</td>
			<td>
				New York Giants / 9th / 109th pick /<span> </span><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1957/draft.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">1957</a>
			</td>
		</tr><tr><th style="background-color:#FFFFFF">
				SE
			</th>
			<td>
				<a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SaueGe00.htm" rel="external nofollow" style="color:#884488">George Sauer</a>*+
			</td>
			<td>
				25
			</td>
			<td>
				3
			</td>
			<td>
				 
			</td>
			<td>
				66 catches for 1,141 yards, 3 td, &amp; 2 rushes for 21 yards and 0 td
			</td>
		</tr></tbody></table>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/851515</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/851515</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mjp28]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2019 18:21:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Triplets on Fri, 15 Feb 2019 17:45:35 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<strong>From what I can find based on my review, the following are the only Hall of Fame Triplets  that there has been in the history of the NFL/AFL.   That is,  where a QB, RB, WR  each played a substantial time together, and where each made the PFHOF.    In chronological order:</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Browns 40s/50:  Otto Graham,  Marion Motley, Dante Lavelli</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>LA Rams...50s:    Bob Waterfield,  Elroy Hirsch (HB), Tom Fears</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Baltimore Colts 50s/60s   Johnny Unitas,  Lenny Moore,  Raymond Berry</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Miami Dolphins  70s:   Bob Griese,  Larry Csonka,  Paul Warfield</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Pittsburgh Steelers 70s:   Terry Bradshaw,  Franco Harris,   Lynn Swann/John Stallworth</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Buffalo Bills  90s:  Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Dallas Cowboys  90s:  Troy Aikman,  Emmitt Smith,  Michael Irvin.</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Potential future HOF triplets:</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Rams with Kurt Warner/Marshall Faulk....and if either Tori Holt or Isaac Bruce make it.  The last two have been under heavy consideration.</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>49ers  with Montana/Rice....and if Roger Craig were ever selected....he too has had serious consideration.</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Anyone else with potential?</strong>
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		<p>
			Otto graham....marion motley...mac speedie
		</p>
	
</blockquote>

<p>
	<strong>Well....I was thinking of current day.....but why not:    </strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>What have been the best "Triplet" combinations in history.     (by the way...you may want to substitute Dante Lavelli in lieu of Speedie.  Lavelli is the HOFer.</strong>
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	Otto graham....marion motley...mac speedie
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		<p>
			Mahomes/Hill/Hunt with no doubt would have been my choice till Hunt was cut from KC, also because there is a guy calle Kelce...
		</p>

		<p>
			Id agree on the Saints having the best triplet, but Brees is a few years older than ideal. 
		</p>

		<p>
			I'd put Brady and company on the conversation: they might not be spectacular, but damn they work well. 
		</p>

		<p>
			If Marlon Mack establishes himself as a great runner, I'd put the Colts in the top too.
		</p>
	
</blockquote>

<p>
	<strong>Well....as I said, if L.Bell ends up in Indy....that could be an issue for the rest of the AFCS....if not for all the AFC.</strong>
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	Mahomes/Hill/Hunt with no doubt would have been my choice till Hunt was cut from KC, also because there is a guy calle Kelce...
</p>

<p>
	Id agree on the Saints having the best triplet, but Brees is a few years older than ideal. 
</p>

<p>
	I'd put Brady and company on the conversation: they might not be spectacular, but damn they work well. 
</p>

<p>
	If Marlon Mack establishes himself as a great runner, I'd put the Colts in the top too.
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		<p>
			Rodgers/Adams/Jones maybe 
		</p>
	
</blockquote>

<p>
	<strong>Green Bay is considered to be one of the handful of landing spots for  L. Bell.....that could put the Packers in the picture clearly.</strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Indy is also a noted potential landing spot for him.   With Luck and Hilton?  Hard to beat perhaps. </strong>
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		<p>
			Which one would you take right now to build on? I might just go crazy and take Dak/Zeke/Coop
		</p>
	
</blockquote>

<p>
	<strong>I think the top one right now is  probably Brees/Kamara/Thomas.   But with the 40 year old Brees...that would not comport with your "build on" question. </strong>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>As for "build on" where they would all be pretty young players, the  one you suggest certainly.   The Rams trio got them to the Super Bowl, more or less.  Have to consider the Texans crew I would think.....and I certainly would not discount our Browns trio. </strong>
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	Rodgers/Adams/Jones maybe 
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	Which one would you take right now to build on? I might just go crazy and take Dak/Zeke/Coop
</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/851413</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/851413</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comeonman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 21:51:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Triplets on Thu, 14 Feb 2019 22:37:32 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>
	At one time last year the Chiefs three of  Mahomes/Hill/Hunt would have been up there....but obviously no more.   Who is the Chiefs primary RB now....and could he at some point be considered elite?
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